Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the Assam government over the grim flood situation in Assam and said that the situation of the state reflects the "gross and grave mismanagement" by BJP's double-engine government which came to power with the promise of a "flood-free Assam".
"The extreme devastation caused by flooding in Assam is heartbreaking - with innocent children like 8-year-old Avinash being taken away from us. My heartfelt condolences to all the bereaved families across the state," read his post.
The Congress leader arrived at Kumbhigram airport in Silchar, Cachar district, in the morning and visited a flood relief camp in Lakhipur to interact with the displaced residents.
As many as 131 wild animals, including six rhinos, have died so far at Kaziranga National Park due to floods in Assam, according to the park authority on Monday.
The situation in Assam worsened after 8 people including three children died after drowning in flood waters in the state in the last 24 hours and the death toll in this year's flood mounted to 66.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday visited flood relief camps in Kamrup district to assess the impact of ongoing floods and oversee the distribution of relief to affected residents.
The situation is improving in Darrang district, where floods have affected 1. 63 people and submerged 98 villages. The water level of the Brahmaputra River is receding.
Condoling the deaths of the people in the deluge, Priyanka Gandhi posted on X, "The news of the deaths of a large number of people due to floods in Assam is very sad. Due to the continuously deteriorating situation, lakhs of people are living in relief camps."
According to the ASDMA, 6 more people lost their lives on Saturday, taking the death toll in the state from 52 to 58. Dhubri is the worst-hit district followed by Cachar and Darrang.
Shah also assured affected people in Assam that the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force working on a war footing, providing relief and rescuing victims.
The Water level at Pasighat and Dibrugarh is below the danger level while at Numaligarh, Nimatighat, Tezpur and Dhansirimukh, it is still above the danger level.